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Portrait of Lon Chaney Jr.

Acting

Lon Chaney Jr.

Titles
185movies33TV shows
Career

Active from 1932 to 2014, with a break from 1972 to 1989, busiest in 1941 with 7 main titles.

Leading roles
67
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score53/100
Highest rated
Poster for High Noon
High Noon
GoodWatch score86/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 103 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 5.0 versus catalog average 4.7EnergyHeart: 3.6 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.0 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.0 versus catalog average 5.7WorldCraft: 4.6 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.3 versus catalog average 6.0Style
Lon Chaney Jr. Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    1.0, average 5.4
  • Coming of Age
    1.3, average 3.0
  • Social Commentary
    3.4, average 4.9
  • Pop Culture
    0.7, average 2.2

Main genres

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Recurring tags

  • Classic Western 12
  • Classic Horror 6
  • Good vs Evil 5
  • Classic Hollywood 5
  • Gothic Atmosphere 5
  • Monster Mash 4
  • Cult Classic 4
  • Historical Drama 4
  • Family-Friendly 4
  • Nostalgic 4
  • Historical Setting 4
  • Period Piece 4

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

202

2010s

1 title

as The Wolf Man / Larry Talbot (archive footage)

2000s

4 titles

as Hassan (archive footage)

as Lyle Talbot (archive footage)

as (archive footage)

as Count Dracula (archive footage)

1990s

8 titles Β· average score 73

as (archive footage)

as (archive footage)

as Lawrence Talbot / The Wolf Man (archive footage)

as Count Dracula / The Wolf Man (archive footage)

as Lawrence Talbot / The Monster (archive footage)

as Butcher Benton (archive footage)

1970s

3 titles Β· average score 31

1960s

29 titles Β· average score 54
All 29 titles from the 1960s

1950s

61 titles Β· average score 59

as Martin 'Marty' Melville

as Charles "Butcher" Benton

as Crazy Charlie (as Lon Chaney)

as Henchman Kip (archive footage) (as Lon Chaney)

as Martin Howe

as Commissioner Taro

All 61 titles from the 1950s

1940s

44 titles Β· average score 55

as Lawrence Stewart Talbot

as Alex Gregor, aka Gregor the Great

as Lawrence 'Larry' Talbot (aka The Wolf Man)

as Lawrence 'Larry' Stewart Talbot / The Wolf Man

as Count Dracula, alias Count Alucard

as The Mummy - Kharis

as Larry Talbot / The Wolf Man

All 44 titles from the 1940s

1930s

51 titles Β· average score 60

as Henchman Ivan

as Garland - Simms partner

as Jack Wilson / Butch Curtain

as John Arthur 'Silk' Lennox

as Jeff Todd (as Creighton Chaney)

as Lt. Armand Corday

as Tom Kirby, aka The Black Ghost

All 51 titles from the 1930s

1920s

1 title Β· average score 59

as Boy in Crowd Behind Gaspard (uncredited)